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[talentedscavenger]

Hello, you've reached Rey. I'm not here right now, but if you leave a message, I will try to get back to you.

Thanks.

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[talentedscavenger]

[Well..she wasn't expecting a text. Half of her was convinced that the dream didn't happen, but seeing the name, it does startle her a little.]

Hello.

Doing well?

[realists]

Well enough once the dreams stopped.

[ which was like two weeks ago, she's slow. ]

Cassian said you saw one of his.

[talentedscavenger]

I'm grateful for that. I didn't need anyone else running around in my head.

[She pauses then, trying to type out the next line of text very carefully.]

I did. Did he tell which one I saw?

[realists]

Yes. Scarif isn't something either of us are likely to forget.

[talentedscavenger]

No, and learning what happened to both of you...

It didn't feel right, seeing that memory.

[realists]

Far easier than trying to explain it. Now you know.

[talentedscavenger]

I shouldn't have found out that way, but it can't be undone.

It may not mean much, but thank you for you and Cassian and your team did.

[realists]

[ you're welcome seems like such an absurd thing to say and jyn can't brush it off with "it's what anyone would do" because obviously the high counsel proved that it was certainly not.

maybe... jyn and cassian can't go home, maybe rey deserves to know what the history no doubt left out. ]

It was my father's revenge, I had to finish it for him.

[talentedscavenger]

[Both of them were holding back things from each other. Rey hadn't told Cassian or Jyn that the war wasn't over. The remains of the Empire had grown into something more dangerous than before....

One of these days, they would all need to have a long talk..]

Was your father..forced to build the Death Star?

[Because if it was revenge, then that would greatly imply the man didn't like the Empire. Her mind flickers back to the conversation she had with Cassian about the memory. How the defect had been built into the structure of the thing.]

[realists]

They thought he was on their side.

[talentedscavenger]

The stories I heard never mentioned that. Everyone assumed it was an accidental flaw.

[realists]

[ gd history. how many other parts of the story were erased when they wrote the story of the rebellion? no matter, jyn supposes bitterly. she won't be there to read it. ]

He designed it to be undetectable.

[talentedscavenger]

[Well, considering she was from Jakku and the education system there is non-existent, she only has word of mouth to go off of. Along with whatever plans she found in the AT-AT Walker that was her home.]

But you still found it. That's truly remarkable.

[realists]

He sent a message, so they Alliance would know.

[talentedscavenger]

Did the Alliance believe the message initially?

[realists]

No, no one did.

[talentedscavenger]

No, and Cassian said not even the Alliance approved of your mission.

[realists]

The High Council couldn't agree. Not until we were already there and made the choice for them.

[talentedscavenger]

It was stupid for them to not agree on it. You had a chance, you had hope, it was reason enough to try.

[realists]

[ jyn almost laughs to herself, seeing rey make the same arguments that she made. what choice did they have but to fight when the plans were right there for the taking? they couldn't take the risk that the empire would catch on and move them. ]

Without the full support of the council, the odds were too great.

[ it's mon mothma's words, mon mothma's sad answer to the arguing that had flooded the room when jyn had given up speaking, but she supposes they're true. until the ragtag crew of rogue one forced their hand. ]

[talentedscavenger]

But you did it anyway. You had to.

[And the galaxy was better off for it, even though Jyn and Cassian never knew if the plans were ever picked up by the Rebellion.]

[realists]

We didn't have a choice.

[talentedscavenger]

No, you didn't.

[It seemed like they were talking in a circle, and she wasn't sure if Jyn wanted to keep talking about the past...]

If you want, I could tell you a little bit about the future.

[realists]

Maybe in person?

[talentedscavenger]

If you want, sure.

It's nice to have someone from the same star system. When I talked to someone else about droids, they were mystified by the idea of it.